Update Section

For some time now, BrightStar Education Group has been seeking ways to distinguish our school from the many competitors for our medical division students. We know that we have the best instructors around. What we need is a way to show prospective students that we go the extra mile to make sure they are able to succeed. This is especially true for medical division students, since there are so many schools who offer similar programs to ours. 

We are launching an online tutor (using a chat feature on MyIOT) that will give our medical division students a distinct advantage. Students will be able to access this online tutor at various times throughout the week, including evening hours. We have been searching for the right person to run this critical initiative, which will serve students from all Institute of Technology campuses that offer medical programs. We have now found that person. 

Kimberly Kempen has agreed to serve as our MyIOT Online Medical Tutor. Kim has the right combination of experience and skills to take on this new role. She was formerly an effective instructor in our medical division, and has most recently served as the director of Career Services for our campus. She understands how to relate to students, and she knows what our students need in order to attain success in their new careers. 

Kim will start her new role on Monday. While we search for a new Director of Career Services, I will manage the career services team. In fact, starting Monday, I will most usually be found in the career services office. 

We look forward to seeing how this effort increase retention and helps our students succeed. Once we have perfected the process with our medical division students, we will consider other programs that might benefit from an online tutor as well.